Alexander Todd - Hans Krebs Lectureship in Chemical Sciences

The Alexander Todd - Hans Krebs Lectureship in Chemical Sciences is a reciprocal lectureship awarded alternately by the Royal Society of Chemistry and the Gesellschaft Deutscher Chemiker (GDCh), for advances in chemistry made by a scientist while working and residing in Germany or the UK, respectively.

Professor Thomas Carell, Ludwig Maximilians Universität München

General information

The award is administered by the Royal Society of Chemistry in odd years and the Gesellschaft Deutscher Chemiker (GDCh) in even years

Guidelines for Nominators

Nominations open on 01 October

Nominations close on 15 January.

Both RSC Members and non-members can nominate for this award

Nominees may NOT nominate themselves

The award is open to nominees working and residing in Germany only

There are no age restrictions associated with this award

When nominating previous RSC prize or award winners, please remember that a person cannot be awarded twice for substantially the same body of work

To make a nomination please use our online awards nominations system to submit the following:

Your name, contact details, and if an RSC member, your membership number (please contact the RSC Membership team if you do not know your membership details)

The nominee's name and contact details

An up to date CV for the nominee (no longer than one A4 side, 11pt text) which should include their date of birth, summary of education and career, a list of 5 relevant publications, total numbers of publications and patents (if appropriate) and website URL if relevant

A supporting statement (up to 4500 characters, not including spaces) addressing the selection criteria

A short citation describing what the nominee should be awarded for. This must be no longer than 250 characters (not including spaces) and ideally no longer than one sentence

References are not required for this award and will not be accepted

Selection Criteria for RSC Awards

Our selection committees base their evaluations primarily on the overall quality of relevant contributions made by nominees and not simply on quantitative measures.

The selection committee(s) will consider the following aspects of all nominations for scientific research Awards as appropriate:

Originality of research

Impact of research

Quality of publications and/or patents and/or software

Innovation

Professional standing

Collaborations and teamwork

Other indicators of esteem indicated by the nominee/nominator

Awards Working Group

Nicholas Westwood, University of St Andrews (Chair)

Melissa Hanna-Brown, Pfizer Global R+D

Tom Brown, University of Oxford

Emma Raven, University of Leicester

Gareth Price, University of Bath

Brendan Keely, University of York

Eleanor Campbell, University of Edinburgh

Bryan Hanley, KTN

Mark Weller, University of Bath

Alison Hulme, University of Edinburgh

Previous Winners

History of the Award

The Royal Society of Chemistry - Gesellschaft Deutscher Chemiker Alexander Todd - Hans Krebs Lectureship in Chemical Sciences was established in 2006 in order to develop and strengthen the scientific links between Germany and the UK.

The award is run biennially by the GDCh and RSC, alternating between nominees working and residing in the UK and in Germany respectively.